TER vs FORM vs KEYS Stock Comparison

Teradyne, Formfactor and Keysight Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TER Teradyne, Inc
$323.68 -18.8% 1M +119.4% 1Y
Market cap
$50.62B
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
0.16%
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins
FORM Formfactor Inc
$106.85 -17.6% 1M +144.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.35B
P/E
72.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.23M
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 4, Formfactor 4, Keysight Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTERFORMKEYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.62B $8.35B $57.22B KEYS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.0x 72.2x 45.6x TER
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 33.9x 31.4x KEYS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +57.9% +18.0% +25.5% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.8% 12.8% 19.1% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.3% 9.2% 13.4% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.2x -0.1x FORM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.16% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +119.4% +144.1% +100.4% FORM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.8%/yr +22.1%/yr +13.4%/yr FORM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.6% 87.2% 45.2% KEYS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 67/100 63/100 FORM

Percentile Scorecard

TERFORMKEYS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTERFORMKEYS
Valuation 23 #87 of 112 28 #81 of 112 27 #82 of 112
Growth 90 #12 of 109 96 #5 of 109 65 #39 of 109
Profitability 94 #7 of 104 77 #25 of 104 88 #13 of 104
Financial Health 71 #34 of 116 91 #11 of 116 52 #56 of 116
Shareholder Returns 50 #41 of 81 44 #46 of 81 81 #16 of 81
Overall 66 67 63
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FORM ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • KEYS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTERFORMKEYSSPY
1 month -18.8%-17.6%-7.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.9%+21.1%+10.2% +3.9%
6 months -14.9%-20.4%+1.2% +8.2%
Year to date +67.2%+91.6%+65.4% +12.9%
1 year +119.4%+144.1%+100.4% +12.3%
3 years +286.1%+228.0%+181.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +56.9%+48.6%+41.3% +23.3%
5 years +136.2%+171.7%+87.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.8%+22.1%+13.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,318.4%+913.8%+922.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +30.4%+26.1%+26.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTERFORMKEYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.6%87.2%45.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.3%87.4%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.383.001.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.521.652.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.7%-62.7%-42.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.1%-33.2%-13.3% -1.2%
52-week high $483.84$159.93$387.90 $779.14
52-week low $144.38$42.42$167.77 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTERFORMKEYS
P/E now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 33.2x 72.2xmedian 33.2x 45.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 2.8x 9.3xmedian 2.8x 8.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 20.0x 52.3xmedian 20.0x 33.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 65.8xmedian 29.8x 61.3xmedian 29.8x 39.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 3.0x 7.5xmedian 3.0x 8.7xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.52median 1.17 0.45median 1.17 9.34median 1.17

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTERFORMKEYS
Revenue $4.46B $902.23M $6.58B
Gross profit $2.64B $389.11M $4.26B
Operating income $1.35B $115.94M $1.33B
Net income $1.15B $115.47M $1.26B
Free cash flow $769.75M $136.12M $1.47B
R&D $559.87M $120.97M $1.19B
EPS (diluted) $7.29 $1.45 $7.28
Cash & equivalents $349.54M $109.76M $2.61B
Total debt – $11.64M $2.52B
Shares (diluted) 157.69M 79.61M 173.00M
Enterprise value $49.43B $7.16B $48.16B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTERFORMKEYS
P/E 44.0x 72.2x 45.6x
P/FCF 65.8x 61.3x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 47.5x 46.4x 35.7x
P/S 11.3x 9.3x 8.7x
P/B 14.6x 7.5x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 15.0x 7.6x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.6x 52.3x 33.1x
EV/EBIT 37.2x 69.1x 42.9x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 8.9x 8.7x
EV/FCF 65.3x 58.9x 38.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.2x 44.6x 35.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.52 0.45 9.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTERFORMKEYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 57.9% 18.0% 25.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 10.4% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 58.2% 31.6% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 19.4% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 160.9% 180.9% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 121.2% -2.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.2% 162.9% 131.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 162.2% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.0% 156.0% 131.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 160.2% 4.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 71.0% 4.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 31.1% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% 3,646% 3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 212.7% 6.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTERFORMKEYS
Gross margin 59.2% 43.1% 64.7%
EBITDA margin 33.5% 17.0% 26.2%
Operating margin 30.2% 12.9% 20.3%
Pretax margin 30.2% 14.1% 21.5%
Net margin 25.8% 12.8% 19.1%
FCF margin 17.2% 15.1% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 23.9% 19.9% 24.4%
Return on equity 35.2% 10.2% 19.8%
Return on assets 24.9% 8.5% 10.8%
Return on invested capital 35.3% 9.2% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 37.8% 10.2% 14.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 4.0% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTERFORMKEYS
Debt / assets – 0.9% 21.1%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 29.5% 17.2% 44.9%
Equity / assets 70.5% 82.8% 55.1%
Interest coverage 118.8x – 12.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 23.43 23.34 8.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTERFORMKEYS
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.9% -0.1% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.1% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTERFORMKEYS
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 33.9xFY2026 31.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.65FY2026 $3.15FY2026 $10.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +143.7%FY2026 +142.3%FY2026 +49.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.7% +31.4% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.01BFY2026 $982.39MFY2026 $6.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.1%FY2026 +25.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +21.5% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTERFORMKEYS
Held by institutions 97.3% 92.0% 89.8%
Institutions holding 1,419 509 1,247
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -3.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 828 304 675
Institutions selling 456 168 380
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.81 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TERFORMKEYS
TER 1.00 0.74 0.68
FORM 0.74 1.00 0.67
KEYS 0.68 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TER, FORM and KEYS?

Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teradyne (TER) $50.62B, Formfactor (FORM) $8.35B, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) $57.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, TER, FORM and KEYS?

Teradyne (TER) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teradyne (TER) 44.0x, Formfactor (FORM) 72.2x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) is cheapest (Teradyne (TER) 33.5x, Formfactor (FORM) 33.9x, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 31.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teradyne (TER) +57.9%, Formfactor (FORM) +18.0%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +25.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Formfactor (FORM) 12.8%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Teradyne (TER) 35.3%, Formfactor (FORM) 9.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Formfactor (FORM) returned the most: Teradyne (TER) +119.4%, Formfactor (FORM) +144.1%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +100.4%. Over five years, Formfactor (FORM) compounded fastest (Teradyne (TER) +18.8%/yr, Formfactor (FORM) +22.1%/yr, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) +13.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Teradyne (TER) 0.16%. Formfactor (FORM) and Keysight Technologies (KEYS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) has been the steadiest (Teradyne (TER) 78.6%, Formfactor (FORM) 87.2%, Keysight Technologies (KEYS) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TER, FORM and KEYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teradyne (TER) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.